I am autistic and have severe anxiety and depression. I need the flexibility to work from home on my bad days, and my manager has always been accommodating of this.
However, now that I have handed in my notice, he is telling me that he can no longer accommodate working from home, and is insisting that I come into the office even on my bad days.
I have tried politely explaining that while I am perfectly willing to attend the office every day that I'm able to, it is sometimes impossible for me to even leave the house. But he already knew this, so it is not surprising that he simply ignored me and doubled down.
I want to stand up for myself and say 'that's fine, but if I cannot work from home, then if I am unwell I will have to take a sick day', but I'm afraid of the repercussions. I don't normally stand up for myself like that. Also, I might be burning a bridge or lowering my chances of getting a reference.
I think I'm just angry… he's always given me so much praise for what a great employee I am, and how good my work is, only for him to turn cold and completely dismiss my health problems because I'm leaving. We both know I'm fully capable of getting everything in order for the new employee no matter where I do it. It feels like he just wants me to be stressed, sick, and unhappy.
What should I do? 🙁